CVE-2017-3756

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Active Protection System for...

7.8 High

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Active Protection System for ThinkPad systems versions earlier than 1.82.0.17. An attacker with local privileges could execute code with administrative privileges via an unquoted service path.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 5.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-3756
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-3756
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-12873 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-12873
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mp3w-62hp-vh8j 7.8

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Active Protection System for...

Record: GHSA-mp3w-62hp-vh8j
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-3756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Lenovo Thinkpad 10 Ella 2, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.